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WILLIAM WINDOM. - As a prominent and leading lawyer of the great northwest, as a member of both houses of congress,
and as the secretary of the treasury, the gentleman whose name heads this sketch won for himself a prominent position
in the history of our country.
Mr. Windom was a native of Ohio, born in Belmont county, May 10, 1827. He received a good elementary education
in the schools of his native state, and took up the study of law. He was admitted to the bar, and entered upon
the practice of his profession in Ohio, where he remained until 1855. In the latter year he made up his mind to
move further west, and accordingly went to Minnesota, and opening an office, became identified with the interests
of that state, and the northwest generally. In 1858 he took his place in the Minnesota delegation in the national
house of representatives, at Washington, and continued to represent his constituency in that body for ten years.
In 1871 Mr. Windom was elected United States senator from Minnesota, and was reelected to the same office after
fulfilling the duties of the position for a full term, in 1876. On the inauguration of President Garfield, in March,
1881, Mr. Windom became secretary of the treasury in his cabinet. He resigned this office October 27, 1881, and
was elected senator from the North Star state to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of A. J. Edgerton.
Mr. Windom served in that chamber until March, 1883.
William Windom died in New York City January 29, 1891.
FROM:
A Biographical Record
Of Schuyler County, New York
The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company
New York and Chicago 1903.
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